There’s a film festival in town this week, with IFI & Kinopolis: 9th Polish Film Festival (8th to the 11th Dec) with the best new work from Poland. There’s a few new […]
Dublin Event Guide (5-12-16 – 11-12-16)
Glasshouse Perform Ólafur Arnalds – Pepper Canister Church – 1-12-16 – Gig Review
Glasshouse Perform Ólafur Arnalds – “…And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness” – Pepper Canister Church – 1-12-16 – Gig Review by Frank L. “…and they have escaped the weight of […]
Agnes Obel – Vicar Street – Gig Review – 01-12-16
Agnes Obel – Vicar Street – Gig Review – 01-12-16 Danish singer Agnes Obel has recently released her third studio album ‘Citizen of Glass’. It is a complex and subtle album, with […]
Primal Scream – Olympia, Dublin – Gig Review
Primal Scream – Olympia, Dublin – Gig Review – 30-11-16 by Killian Laher When Primal Scream first appeared in the back end of the eighties, they seemed like they would be a […]
Glasshouse Perform Ólafur Arnalds – “…And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness”
Glasshouse present “…And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness” by Ólafur Arnalds 1st December 2016 – Pepper Canister Church, Dublin 2 @ 8pm Tickets are 11 euro and are available here. […]
Q&A with Lynnette Moran – Live Collision
We had the chance to talk to Lynnette Moran about the Live Collison Festival which takes place this week in Dublin. Lynnette Moran is a Creative Arts Producer and the Festival Director. […]
Yule! – 3-12-16 – Young Hearts Run Free
Young Hearts Run Free present Yule! – Saturday 3rd December 2016 Yule is the Christmas event from the good people at Young Hearts Run Free, and this year they’ve managed to get […]
Dublin Event Guide (28-11-16 – 4-12-16)
Live Collision is the main festival in town this week, it runs from the 30th to the 4th of December. It’s a live art festival and if you’re wondering what that means, […]
IMC25 – Celebrating 25 years of Improvised Music Company
IMC25 – Celebrating 25 years of Improvised Music Company The good people at the Improvised Music Company are celebrating their birthday in style this Saturday (26th) in the Sugar Club. They have […]
Dublin Event Guide (21-11-16 – 27-11-16)
The Dublin Gallery Weekend runs from the 25 – 27 Nov with a variety of free talks and tours around the city. It’s worth checking out! One Time Season continues at the […]
Steve Gunn – Whelans – Gig Review – 16-11-16
Steve Gunn – Whelans – Gig Review by Killian Laher – 16-11-16 Steve Gunn has been gathering momentum over a number of years, and this year’s album Eyes On The Lines has […]
Dinosaur Jr. – Vicar Street – Gig Review – 15-11-16
Dinosaur Jr. – Vicar Street – Gig Review by Killian Laher Dinosaur Jr have been around for 30 years. They were never part of any movement or trend, they pre-dated grunge and […]
Dublin Event Guide (14-11-16 – 20-11-16)
Pan Pan return with their Oscar Wilde inspired play ‘The Importance of Nothing‘. There’s also the start of The Ireland Trilogy in the Peacock by Theatreclub. The Sugar Club becomes the home […]
Interview with Christine Bovill
Interview with Christine Bovill – by Fran Winston For a gregarious, cheerful jazz aficionado from Glasgow, tragic French singer Édith Piaf may not seem like the most obvious choice of inspiration. However […]
Interview with John Douglas – Trashcan Sinatras
We had the chance to talk to John Douglas from the Trashcan Sinatras about making music, touring and their new album ‘Wild Pendulum’. You can see the results below! The Workman’s Club […]
Mary Gordon – National Concert Hall – Review
Mary Gordon – National Concert Hall – Review by Frank L. Libretto by Marina Carr and music by Brian Irvine and Neil Martin Mary Gordon is the third major orchestral work commissioned […]
An Evening with Kristin Hersh – Pavilion Theatre – Gig Review – 2-11-16
An Evening with Kristin Hersh – Pavilion Theatre – Review by Peter McNally The Pavillion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, November 2nd 2016 Ostensibly ‘An Evening with Kristin Hersh’ is a showcase for her […]
Dublin Event Guide (7-11-16 – 13-11-16)
One of my favourite live bands are in town this week, after a very substantial break! The Trashcan Sinatras are pretty dazzling live, so check them out if you can. Otherwise, Thursday […]
Interview with Kristin Hersh
We had the chance to talk to Indie legend and all around good egg Kristin Hersh about her song writing process and music in general. You can see the results below! Kristin […]
Fight Like Apes Lose the Fight
Stick a fork in them, they’re done! And so another Irish band calls it a day citing ‘financial reasons’ for their demise. While the band say they will return ‘in different musical […]
New Music – Kristin Hersh – Some Gone Slapstick & Irish Tour
Ireland is just about to become a little bit cooler! Kristin Hersh arrives on our fair shores for a fairly extensive Irish tour taking in Dundalk, Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick. It’s […]
Dublin Event Guide (31-10-16 – 6-11-16)
This Monday you have the last hurrah of the Horrorthon at the IFI and the Bram Stoker Festival. Make the most of our last few moments of spooky fun! Metropolis Festival is […]
The Bowery, Rathmines – Opening Weekend Highlights
A music venue in the ‘burbs? Where does ‘town official’ start anyway? This is an interesting new destination slightly out of the city centre in Rathmines, the pub that used to be […]
Metropolis Stage Times – 2016
As it says on the tin, the stage times for the Metropolis festival has just been announced, so you can start to get a feel for what you absolutely need to see! […]
Dublin Event Guide (24-10-16 – 30-10-16)
This week is the start of Halloween proper, with the Horrorthon at the IFI and of course the Bram Stoker Festival which runs from the 28th to the 31st of October. Some […]
Le Butcherettes – The Workman’s Club – Gig Review – 19-10-16
Le Butcherettes – The Workman’s Club, October 19 2016 – Live Review by Peter McNally Le Butcherettes’ Teri Gender Bender begins the evening with a classic misdirect. Standing well back from the microphone […]
Dublin Event Guide (17-10-16 – 23-10-16)
So the Dublin Theatre Festival has departed for another year. Fear not though, there’s a couple of new Festivals on the horizon with the Lingo Festival from the 21st to the 23rd […]
No Idle Day Festival – 21st – 23rd Oct
YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE present NO IDLE DAY The wonderful folk at Young Hearts Run Free have a festival next weekend which really has something for everyone. From GAA stars to Writers […]
A Wild Night – 29th October, Murphy’s Barn, Wexford
A WILD NIGHT II – FOOD | MUSIC | ART If you happen to be in or around the Wexford area on the 29th of October, this event promises to be a […]
No More Workhorse 